12 Amendments of Tiziana BEGHIN related to 2018/0256M(NLE)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
– having regard to the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2625 on the right and definition of the people or the authority and legitimacy to represent the people;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
– having regard to its Legal Service opinion (SJ-0506-18)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there is nolittle information available that would enable the EU customs authorities to determine whether products exported from Morocco originate in Western Sahara;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses, on the basis of talks with various local economic actors and elected and civil society representatives held in the territory or during meetings at the European Parliament, that some partiesthe majority of parties consulted express their consent to the agreement by defending their right to economic development, while others consider that the settlement of the political conflict should precede the granting of trade preferences;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is convinced that, notwithstanding the outcome of the peace process, the local population will profit from economic development and the spill-over effects created in terms of investment in infrastructure, employment, health and education;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Acknowledges the existing investment in green technologies, the renewables sector and the circular economy, such as in the seawater desalination plant, and encourages further work in this direction;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Endorses business initiatives by young Sahrawis, many of whom are women, and highlights their need for extended export opportunities in order to allow for further investment in sectors with high employment demand, such as agriculture, fisheries and infrastructures;;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Warns of the adverse effects of a permanent withdrawal of tariff preferences on products from the non-autonomous territory of Western Sahara, and the message this sends to the younger generation investing or willing to invest in the area, and its potential to develop the territory; underlines the risk of activities being relocated to regions in Morocco where they would benefit from the preferences;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is convinced that an EU presence through trade and investment is preferable to withdrawal when it comes to engagement in promoting and monitoring of human rights and individual freedoms, and demands a rigorous dialogue with Morocco part on these issues;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is deeply concerned that it is basically impossible to identify whichStresses the necessity to have reliable information on products are exported from the non- autonomous territory of Western Sahara;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Emphasises that a key criterion for Parliament is to ensure that there will be a mechanism in place to technically traceexchange reliable information between Morocco and the EU on products exported from Western Sahara so that Member States customs authorities have a clear indication of their originto the EU; calls on the EU and Morocco to swiftly present a viable solution to this end; expects the corrective measures laid down in the agreement to be used in that regard;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Encourages the EU and Morocco to return swiftly to good trade relations, to unlock the ratification of the Agreement on GIs and to aim for progress in the DCFTA negotiations;